Arabic Diary, Vol.1, p.24

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Diary Translation: begin page 24
Monday, November 10, 1924 (continued)

Then today we sent Ali Mahmud Ahmed Khayer Allah to the hospital by the car.

Tuesday, November 11, 1924

There was no work because of the market.

Wednesday, November 12, 1924

The workforce was 58 workmen from the village. Excavation was progressing on (1) Pyramid [G] I-b; (2) shaft 7131 [A].

(1) [Pyramid G] I-b

Excavation was progressing on the area around Pyramid [G] I-b. They were removing embankment of the railway tracks. We also started clearing debris of stone blocks, limestone chips and sand. The debris is mixed, because of sebakh-activities. And also they uncovered Roman silos. We found in this debris:
1 torso of a shawabti, inscribed
1 faience scarab, inscribed
2 flint tools
1 copper button
2 pieces of a copper ring
2 copper arrowhead
1 lower portion of a shawabti
4 faience eye-shaped amulets
2 faience beads
[several] pieces of faience beads
1 faience heart amulet
[several] pieces of copper rings
3 beads
[several] pieces of eye-shaped faience amulets
1 fragment of a granite statuette
1 pottery bead
1 faience bead
4 fragments of faience bowls
1 fragment of an alabaster plate
1 alabaster kohl pot
1 fragment of a pottery bowl, decorated
1 fragment of granite
1 fragment of a granite door little

(2) Shaft 7131 [A]

And also a crew of workmen was excavating in the burial chamber of shaft 7131 A. They were removing debris of dark soil, and sand. The burial chamber is ca. 80 cm deeper than the bottom of the shaft. There are fragments of a limestone sarcophagus. They have not yet finished clearing the burial chamber.

Then today, Reis Mahmud went down to Misr [i.e. Cairo] in order to buy wood, and to meet Mohamed Abu El-Sood. Also, Duwy Mahmud and Ahmed Sayyed traveled to Qeft in order to bring their families to the Pyramids.

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